Little Angels Day Nursery
Good★ 4.6 on GoogleBirth to 8+Open for decades
A day nursery in Smethwick for children from birth to 8+, open 08:30 to 17:30, 5 days a week. They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in December 2024. Open since 1991, with 44 places.
What you might pay
This setting does not publish its fees, and no national dataset holds them. This is what childcare costs across the council, as a starting point for the call.
What childcare usually costs in Sandwell
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in Sandwell from the Department for Education's 2025 provider survey. No national data holds what an individual nursery charges, so ring and ask.
Places, hours and the day
Who they take, when they are open, and what a day there includes.
Where it is
B67 6JLWhat the inspector found
One grade is one visit. A run of them tells you whether it has been good for years or has only just got there.
Ofsted inspector, 10 December 2024 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Leaders and staff happily welcome children when they arrive at the setting.
Children are keen to come inside and quickly settle down to play, choosing from the wide range of toys and activities available to them. Staff have developed warm relationships with children. They respond to children's needs and promote their well-being through positive interactions. For example, they complement children on their Christmas jumpers and celebrate their achievements. This promotes children's self-esteem and helps them to feel secure during their time at the setting. The setting has some rules in place, such as 'being kind' and 'taking turns', to support children to behave well and make the right choices.
Staff teach children about making healthy choices. For example, they provide freshly-prepared, nutritious meals and encourage them to drink throughout the day. They give children clear and consistent messages about hygiene. Staff successfully support children to become independent in some aspects of self-care, such as handwashing, from a very young age. They ensure that all children benefit from regular access to the outdoor environment. Children thoroughly enjoy accessing a range of opportunities to develop their small and large muscles. This positively supports children's physical development.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- further support staff to identify opportunities to extend learning to help children make the best possible progress in their learning n support staff to implement more consistent messages about the expectations for children's behaviour.
- 10 December 2024Good Safeguarding: Yes
- 20 March 2019Good
- 23 October 2018Inadequate
Rated Good or Outstanding at 2 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Little Angels Day Nursery
- What it costs
- Funded hours
- Youngest age taken
- Meals
- Nappies
- Waiting list
No dataset holds any of this. Two parents telling us the same thing puts it on the page for whoever looks next.
What to ask them
None of this is in any national dataset and this setting has not published it, which is exactly why it is worth asking.
- What does it cost, all in? What is on top: meals, nappies, late pick-up, and what happens if you are late.
- Can I use my funded hours here? Whether they stretch them over the year, and the minimum days you have to book.
- Is there a place for my child's age? Baby rooms fill first and waiting lists are common.
- Who would my child's key person be? And how long have the staff been there. No dataset holds this and it matters more than anything above.
- Can I visit at a busy time? Mid-morning on a weekday tells you far more than an empty room after hours.
Day nurseries within a couple of miles
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